Take Steps to Control Air Pollution at Lake Tahoe

Segment 6 - Air Date: March 11
((ANCHOR INTRO))
Air pollution is not only an ugly blight in the sky, it can have wide ranging effects on our
health, the environment and overall quality of life. In tonight's Lake Tahoe Report,
Shelly Purdy takes a look at how air pollution is actually contributing to the water
pollution problem in Lake Tahoe.
((TAKE PKG))
((Track 1))
Air pollution is easy to see?it's that ugly brown haze that hangs in the sky. It comes
from a variety of sources? from autos, wood stoves, and sometimes from prescribed
burns for hazard fuels reduction.
((SOT tape 6 @ 12:59 Heather Segale, Lake Tahoe Environmental Education Coalition))
"When it comes to the prescribed fire, it's a delicate balance because those fires, those
controlled burns can cause air quality problems, but it's a trade off in order to protect the
forest for future generations. We need to go ahead and clean those forests out and do
those prescribed burns."
NATS - cars on roadway
((STANDUP tape 6 @ 29:07 Shelly Purdy))
"One of the biggest causes of air pollution here at Tahoe and elsewhere around the
country is automobile exhaust. So, take a minute to think about your car and how you use
it."
((Track 2))
Consider using public transportation and limit the amount of trips you take in your car.
...Because the problem with air pollution is what goes up eventually comes right back
down.
((SOT tape 5 @ 29:49 John Cobourn, UNR Cooperative Extension))
“When you actually see it on days there’s a haze over the lake, some of that is actually going to settle out. It’s going to fall by gravity into the lake.”
((Track 3))
So, all those particles that once clouded the sky are going to instead cloud the lake. With the Lake Tahoe Environmental Education Coalition, I’m Shelly Purdy for News Channel 8.
((ANCHOR TAG/STILL STORE))
Another thing you can do to reduce air pollution is to change your old woorburning stove with a clean burning gas fireplace or insert. Fore more information on air pollution’s effects at Lake Tahoe visit our website at kolotv.com and go to the links page. In next week’s Lake Tahoe Report, Shelly takes a look at efforts underway to reverse the downward spiral of pollution at Lake Tahoe and protect the lake for future generations.

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Segment 6 - Air Date: March 11
((ANCHOR INTRO))
Air pollution is not only an ugly blight in the sky, it can have wide ranging effects on our
health, the environment and overall quality of life. In tonight's Lake Tahoe Report,
Shelly Purdy takes a look at how air pollution is actually contributing to the water
pollution problem in Lake Tahoe.
((TAKE PKG))
((Track 1))
Air pollution is easy to see?it's that ugly brown haze that hangs in the sky. It comes
from a variety of sources? from autos, wood stoves, and sometimes from prescribed
burns for hazard fuels reduction.
((SOT tape 6 @ 12:59 Heather Segale, Lake Tahoe Environmental Education Coalition))
"When it comes to the prescribed fire, it's a delicate balance because those fires, those
controlled burns can cause air quality problems, but it's a trade off in order to protect the
forest for future generations. We need to go ahead and clean those forests out and do
those prescribed burns."
NATS - cars on roadway
((STANDUP tape 6 @ 29:07 Shelly Purdy))
"One of the biggest causes of air pollution here at Tahoe and elsewhere around the
country is automobile exhaust. So, take a minute to think about your car and how you use
it."
((Track 2))
Consider using public transportation and limit the amount of trips you take in your car.
...Because the problem with air pollution is what goes up eventually comes right back
down.
((SOT tape 5 @ 29:49 John Cobourn, UNR Cooperative Extension))
“When you actually see it on days there’s a haze over the lake, some of that is actually going to settle out. It’s going to fall by gravity into the lake.”
((Track 3))
So, all those particles that once clouded the sky are going to instead cloud the lake. With the Lake Tahoe Environmental Education Coalition, I’m Shelly Purdy for News Channel 8.
((ANCHOR TAG/STILL STORE))
Another thing you can do to reduce air pollution is to change your old woorburning stove with a clean burning gas fireplace or insert. Fore more information on air pollution’s effects at Lake Tahoe visit our website at kolotv.com and go to the links page. In next week’s Lake Tahoe Report, Shelly takes a look at efforts underway to reverse the downward spiral of pollution at Lake Tahoe and protect the lake for future generations.